Author name: Linda Whipple, CSW

Certified Specialist of Wine (CSW). WSET 3 Advanced with merit. Grateful for the grape and all things growing.

Two pair of NY Finger Lakes Riesling – a winning hand (#WinePW)

Riesling and I hit it off from the start. Now we’re BFFs. Our friendship started back in 2010 when I made my own wine – from a box – for my first winemaking class. They say that chemistry is everything in a relationship. This was certainly true for Riesling and me. While some people don’t […]

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Preview: Wine Pairing Weekend Visits the Finger Lakes (#WinePW)

Friendly, down-to-earth people. Small, family-owned businesses. Crisp, cool-climate wines and stunning scenery. It’s easy to say “I love New York” when visiting the Finger Lakes. On the second Saturday of every month, the Wine Pairing Weekend group of wine and food bloggers focuses on a wine theme and shares food pairings around that theme. On

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A taste of Tuscany to chase away the pandemic blues (#ItalianFWT)

Imagine yourself on a terrace in sunny Tuscany – carefree, relaxed, sipping a deep and complex wine, and nibbling on meats and cheeses with fresh homemade bread. In your pandemic dreams (or are they nightmares), right? For a few savory moments, I felt almost there. Using up a couple of yeast packets and some good-quality

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Three takes on NY Finger Lakes Cabernet Franc rosé (#WinePW)

Cabernet Franc grew up in France – in the Loire and Bordeaux – but this vinifera grape has found a compatible home up and down the East Coast of the United States. Fans love the grape’s medium-high acidity and occasional whiff of ripe bell pepper. In the cool-climate Finger Lakes, Cab Franc has become one

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You’re Invited to a Wine Pairing Weekend featuring the NY Finger Lakes (#WinePW)

Friendly, down-to-earth people. Small, family-owned businesses. Crisp, cool-climate wines and stunning scenery. It’s easy to say “I love New York” when you visit the Finger Lakes. As a native New Yorker and lifelong Easterner, I like to think of the Finger Lakes as home turf. When I’m longing for nature and wine, the Finger Lakes

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